MatchaDB

Research

The Global Matcha Research Library

641 papers, trials, theses and preprints that study matcha, gathered from PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC, tagged by study type and topic, and linked back to every source. We keep abstracts and citations; the full text stays with its publisher.

Tip: use "quotes" for an exact phrase, OR between alternatives, and a minus to leave a word out, for example fluoride OR pesticide. Related words are matched too, so “EGCG” also finds “epigallocatechin.”

80 studies match for “food processing methods”

2013Journal articleFree to read

Objective Evaluation of Astringent and Umami Taste Intensities of Matcha using a Taste Sensor System

Tomomi Ujihara, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Hidekazu Ikezaki — Food Science and Technology Research

… the Japanese tea ceremony, Sado, and has, in recent years, also been used as a food ingredient. In addition, Sado and food items containing matcha are becoming popular in countries where matcha drinking is a new experience. Therefore, …

Observational (human)Antioxidants and polyphenolsAroma, flavor and sensoryProcessing, milling and qualityCited 29×
2009Journal articleFree to read

粉砕方法および粒度の異なる抹茶の流動性

Shin‐ichi Sawamura, Yasuhiro Haraguchi, Yasuda, Masatoshi, et al. — Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

Matcha, powdered green tea, is difficult to handle in the factory or manufacturing facilities due to its small particle size and low density. In the present study, the powder flowability properties of various matcha samples were…

Food science / processingProcessing, milling and qualityAuthenticity and analytical methods
2021Journal articleFree to read

Mineral and trace element composition after digestion and leaching into matcha ice tea infusions (Camellia sinensis L.)

Tereza Koláčková, Daniela Sumczynski, Vratislav Bednařík, et al. — Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

… contents after digestion and their leaching ability during matcha ice tea processing. Digestibility values of matcha measured enzymatically reached 71.3 %. High contents of K, Mg, Mn, Ca, Fe and Zn were recorded by FAAS/ETAAS. …

In vitro / cell studySafety, contaminants and toxicityGut and microbiomeCited 12×
2018Journal articleFree to read

Effect of powdered green tea matcha on biofilm formation by mutans Streptococci

Mochamad Fahlevi Rizal, Noboru Kaneko, Hiroshi Ogawa — STOMATOLOGY EDU JOURNAL

Introduction: Antibacterial ingredients with high safety and mild taste that can be used for mouthwash for children are required.Matcha is one of the natural beverages that is made from the leaves of Camellia sinensis and widely consumed…

Food science / processingInflammation and immunitySkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and quality

How this library is built

Every record comes from three open scholarly indexes — PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC — searched for the word “matcha.” Records are merged by DOI and PubMed ID so each study appears once. A paper is kept only if matcha appears in its title, abstract, author keywords or subject terms and the text is about tea or food, which filters out the surname Matcha, software called Matcha, and the Scandinavian verb “matcha” (to match).

Study type and topic tags are assigned automatically from each paper's own title, abstract and subject terms using fixed keyword rules — no guesses, and papers without an abstract are marked as unclassified. Automatic tagging is imperfect, so treat tags as a way to narrow a search, not as a verdict on a paper's quality. A study being listed here is not an endorsement of its findings.

Coverage: this is every indexed paper that names matcha, not every study of green tea or its compounds (those are far more numerous). Papers that mention matcha only in passing are hidden by default. Work that never uses the word “matcha,” and publications outside these indexes, are not included. The library was last rebuilt October 20, 2026.

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